The Rules

On line dating.  It is the new dating scene, and it is fun, entertaining, and ego boosting.  It is chance to see "what is out there." After a long relationship, I wanted to do just that, see what WAS out there.  I really did not know my city as I had only been living here for 4 years, and was in a relationship with a man that did not want to adventure out for 3.5 of those years.  I am not a bar scene kind of girl, but wanted to meet people and get out.  What is the best solution to this, on line dating.  Why not, I told myself.  So, I set up a profile, posted some pictures, and I was off.  Within a few hours, I had emails, responses, and online gifts.  Yes, gifts.  For those of you who do not know how this gift thing works, a guy or a girl will send you an image of a rose or whatever gift they feel is appropriate for you.  Let me tell you, nothing warms my heart more than a rose or a teddy bear that anyone can photo shop into an email.  Not that I am saying that I need the real thing, but come on.  I definitely don't need a fake one either. So, here I was making real connections with these guys, and I thought, "This is fun, I can do this."  Within a few days, a few weeks, I had email addresses, IM screen names, and telephone numbers which turned into long conversations over emails, instant messages, text messages, and even telephones calls.  From there, I was even able to score dates with what I thought were decent men.  So, here is where my stories begin, and the rules to my on line dating game come into play:

1. I am not the type of girl that thinks that physical appearance is completely it, but I have to feel some attraction to the guy. 
2. He has to be able to hold a conversation with me over email, text messages, and be able to spell some what correctly.  Otherwise, it just will not work.
3. I am not looking for a booty call, a hook up or a one night stand.  Go to a bar, get a drunk girl and take her home. 
4. Don't be completely into yourself, seriously, not interested. 
5. Keep my interest.  I know harder then it sounds, and borderline stuck up, but I do not want to deal with someone that just wants to talk about themselves, play videogames, or stare at me like I am a piece of meat. 
6. I will go out with a guy as long as the above rules are met.  I am easy going, and believe that you never know what you will find.

I make up rules as I go.  As I find out what I like and don't like, new rules will get added.  I go out with guys that I am generally interested in, and here are the stories of the many failed attempts at finding my prince.  I am going to use nicknames for the guys as I am still friends with a few of these guys, and I do not want to hurt their feelings just in case.  Plus, I am sure I could be sued for some of this stuff.  Don't want to take that chance.  I will start by updating on the dates that I have already been on and the experiences that I have gone through, then I will update with new dates as I have them.  Some dates or guys are much more interesting then others.  I hope that you all enjoy my experiences, and either learn from or get a good laugh from them.  ENJOY!